TSA posts a variety of opportunities in the textiles field including information on national and international symposium calls for papers, jobs and internships, workshops, and calls for art. Submissions are posted at the discretion of the Textile Society of America. If you have an opportunity to share with the TSA community, please visit our Submit an Opportunity page.
Decorative Arts Trust Research Grants
Deadline: Wednesday April 30, 2025
Each year since 2003, the Decorative Arts Trust has awarded Research Grants to graduate students working on a Master’s thesis or PhD dissertation in a field related to the decorative arts. These research travel grants range from $500 to $2,000. The Trust encourages projects that advance diversity in the study of American decorative arts. In […]
The Hajji Baba Club Carpet Research Fellowship 2025-2026
Deadline: Friday May 02, 2025
The Hajji Baba Club Research Fellowship supports primary research in the field of carpet studies. EligibilityApplicants may be pre-doctoral candidates, hold a PhD, or demonstrate equivalent professional experience. Pre-doctoral candidates must be registered currently in a PhD program at an accredited university.Ineligible are residents of countries with which the U.S. has no direct diplomatic relations, […]
Call for Papers- Fashioning the Body: Dress in New England, 1600–1900
Deadline: Saturday May 03, 2025
Fashioning the Body: Dress in New England, 1600–1900An Historic Deerfield Forum, Deerfield, MA, September 12-13, 2025. PAPER SUBMISSION DEADLINE: May 3, 2025 Fashion has garnered great interest in recent decades and research into the history of clothing has yielded new insights into culturally embedded ideas around self-styling and the body. Understanding the mechanisms of stylish […]
Call for Art: Fiber Friends
Deadline: Sunday May 04, 2025
Kinhouse Gallery is seeking work for their fiber-based open call, Fiber Friends.Historically, fiber art has been a medium that brings folks together. From quilting bees to weaving groups, fiber work has the power to bring people together and create circles of connection and care. Juried by internationally acclaimed fiber artist Cassie Arnold, we invite submissions […]
Call for Papers: Beyond the Silk Road, Across the Seas, 9th Symposium of IASSRT
Deadline: Friday May 30, 2025
Beyond the Silk Road, Across the SeasCirculations of Textiles, Ideas, and Techniques before 1800 9th Symposium of International Association for the Study of Silk Road Textiles (IASSRT) October 9–12, 2025UC BerkeleyCalifornia, USA The ‘Silk Road’, which initially signified the overland trade networks extending from China to the Mediterranean, has evolved to encompass maritime trade networks […]
Decorative Arts Trust Prize For Excellence and Innovation
Deadline: Monday June 30, 2025
To further the Decorative Arts Trust’s mission to foster appreciation and study of the arts, the Trust established the $100,000 Decorative Arts Trust Prize for Excellence and Innovation. The Prize funds outstanding projects that advance the public’s appreciation of decorative art, fine art, architecture, or landscape. The Prize is awarded to a nonprofit organization in […]
Scholarship for GWU Carpets and Weaving Workshop
Deadline: Tuesday July 01, 2025
UNDERSTANDING CARPETS AND RUG WEAVING October 6-9, 2025Contact: MuseumCuratorial@gwu.edu The George Washington University Museum and the Textile Museum are pleased to announce, “Understanding Carpets and Rug Weaving,” a four-day workshop, held from October 6 through October 9 at the museum’s Avenir Foundation Conservation and Collections Resource Center. The workshop will be led by Walter B. […]
CraftForms 2025, 30th International Juried Exhibition of Contemporary Fine Craft
Deadline: Wednesday September 10, 2025
December 7, 2025 – January 24, 2026 Wayne Art Center, Davenport Gallery, Wayne, Pennsylvania Juror: Bruce W. Pepich Wayne Art Center is seeking submissions for the 30th International Juried Exhibition of Contemporary Fine Craft, in the following mediums: basketry, ceramics, fiber, furniture, glass, jewelry, leather, metal, mixed media, paper, wearable art, and wood. Works created […]
